Paul won’t seek another term in Congress

The Brazosport Facts is reporting this morning that U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian lawmaker from the Gulf Coast, will not be seeking another term for the District 14 seat. Paul, 75, told the newspaper he thought it was better to concentrate on his 2012 presidential bid.

Paul has served 12 terms in Congress. First elected in 1976, the Lake Jackson obstetrician served four terms before stepping down in 1984. After Republicans regained control of Congress in 1994, Paul ran again and beat incumbent U.S. Rep. Greg Laughlin in the 1996 Republican primary and won the general election against Democrat Charles “Lefty” Morris.

He ran for president on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1998 and as a Republican in 2008.